#DealMonitor
+++ #DealMonitor +++ Twaice gets 24 million +++ Robotics startup R3 Robotics gets 20 million +++ AI startup Qontext collects 2.7 million +++ Financial injection for Solarize +++ Banyan Software buys Gini +++
In the #DealMonitor For February 5th we will take a look at the most important, exciting and interesting investments and exits of the day in the DACH region. All deals from the previous days are available in a large and clear format #DealMonitor Archives.
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INVESTMENTS
Twaice
+++ The European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing the Munich startup Twaice with a “long-term loan” worth 24 million euros. “The funds are intended to accelerate the growth and in particular the product development of the battery storage analytics provider and support international expansion,” said the company, which is traded as Soonicorn. The company, founded in 2018 by Stephan Rohr and Michael Baumann, develops battery analysis software. Specifically, the young company enables battery and electric vehicle manufacturers, fleet operators and financial service providers to optimize batteries in terms of efficiency, safety and reliability. In recent years, around $75 million has already flowed into Twaice. Investors include American financier Coatue, entrepreneur Lip-Bu Tan, Energize Ventures, Creandum, Cherry Ventures, UVC Partners and Speedinvest. Creandum currently holds around 13.4% of Twiace. Cherry is on board with 13.2%. More about Twaice
R3 Robotics
+++ HG Ventures, Suma Capital, Oetker Collection, European Innovation Council Fund (EIC Fund) as well as existing investors BonVenture, FlixFounders and EIT Urban Mobility are investing 14 million euros in R3 Robotics (formerly known as Circu Li-ion). In addition, there are 6 million in public funding. The German-Luxembourg robotics company, founded in Luxembourg in 2021 by Antoine Welter and Xavier Kohll, relies on “AI-supported robot platforms for the safe, efficient and industrial dismantling of electric vehicles at the end of their life cycle”. The fresh capital will flow, among other things, into “expanding the technology and the team”. More about R3 Robotics
Qontext
+++ The busy Munich investor HV Capital, Zero Prime Ventures and business angels such as Oberhauser (n8n), Emil Eifrem (neo4j), Bastian Nominacher (Celonis), Philipp Heltewig (Cognigy) and Fabian Veit (make.com) are investing 2.7 million US dollars in Qontext. The Berlin AI startup, founded in 2025 by Lorenz Hieber and Nikita Kowalski, would like to establish itself as a “context management platform”. “Our mission is to turn company context into a shared, trusted resource: centralized, up-to-date, and accessible to every AI process through one simple layer. When AI understands the full picture, not scattered fragments, it delivers clarity, reliability, and real impact,” says the team. More about Qontext
Solarize
+++ The Berlin climate tech and energy investor Future Energy Ventures (FEV) as well as the old investors Picus Capital and Point Nine Capital are investing an undisclosed, but certainly seven-figure, sum in Solarize. The startup from Stuttgart, founded in 2020 by Andi Weiß, Florian Feigenbutz and Mambu founder Frederik Pfisterer, develops “a photovoltaic portfolio for real estate and organizes the operation of the systems, without any effort for owners”. Point Nine, Picus and Co. have so far invested around 6 million euros in the company. “The new funds will be used specifically to further optimize the billing solution for the requirements of energy supply companies,” says the team. Point Nine recently held around 14% of Solarize. Picus accounted for 13%. More about Solarize
MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
Banyan Software – Gini
+++ The American company Banyan Software, which buys up companies worldwide and continues to operate them under its umbrella, is taking over the Munich-based FinTech Gini, founded in 2011, which offers AI-based solutions for banks, insurance and e-commerce. “Gini will continue to operate independently. Leadership team, brand and roadmap remain unchanged. Banyan’s role is to provide long-term stability, operational support and capital to drive ongoing product development, market expansion and tailored customer services,” the acquisition said. In the past, Gini’s investors included the former Telekom investment arm T-Venture (34.3%), the Commerzbank subsidiary main incubator (13.4%) and Check24, most recently still on board with 1.9%. More about Gini
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